Q: Is 14,742,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 14,742,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 14,742,042 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 14742042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 49 82 98 123 147 246 287 294 574 861 1,223 1,722 2,009 2,446 3,669 4,018 6,027 7,338 8,561 12,054 17,122 25,683 50,143 51,366 59,927 100,286 119,854 150,429 179,781 300,858 351,001 359,562 702,002 1,053,003 2,106,006 2,457,007 4,914,014 7,371,021 and 14,742,042, with no remainder.

Since 14,742,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,742,042, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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